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Tarunkishwor Yumnam ꯇꯔꯨꯟ ꯌꯨꯝꯅꯥꯝ

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Postdoc @IISc | 🦋 animal colour, anti-predator, phenotypic plasticity, PCMs | runner

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Sam England @samjakeengland.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Out today in @royalsocietypublishing.org - we show that crab spiders (the ones you usually see ambushing pollinators on flowers 🕷️🌸) get worse at hunting if their eyes are covered!🫣 Sounds obvious? It's actually quite surprising, here's why... 👀 (1/8) royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
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Natacha Rossi @natacharossi.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
And another paper out, which has just been covered by The Guardian! www.theguardian.com/environment/... original article: royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... @bethbees.bsky.social @nicrodemo.bsky.social
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‘Floral buzzing’ to collect pollen as exhausting for bees as flight take-off, study shows
Vibrating flowers uses huge amounts of energy, forcing bees to choose which plants to visit and affecting which ones are pollinated
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Tarunkishwor Yumnam ꯇꯔꯨꯟ ꯌꯨꯝꯅꯥꯝ @tarunyumnam.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Kind folks @researchmatters-gl.bsky.social covered our recent publication on seasonal polyphenism. Check the link researchmatters.in/news/when-te...
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When the temperature is unpredictable, butterflies can use humidity cues to trigger a wardrobe change | Research Matters
Scientists have discovered that tropical butterflies use changes in the air's moisture, as well as the nutritional quality of their food, to alter their wing patterns for seasonal camouflage.
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Tarunkishwor Yumnam ꯇꯔꯨꯟ ꯌꯨꯝꯅꯥꯝ @tarunyumnam.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Stoked that this is out now @royalsocietypublishing.org Proceedings B. See thread 4 main results + humidity also influence wing shape! Thankful to my co-authors and so many more people. 🦋❤️ doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
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Niklas Wahlberg @lepphylo.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Very cool paper from @rogervilalab.bsky.social on the Canary islands Hipparchia butterflies just came out! Each island has its own species, seems like no gene flow between the islands! academic.oup.com/isd/article/...
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Colonization, diversification and speciation of the genus Hipparchia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Canary Islands
Abstract. The Canary Islands harbor numerous endemic species, showcasing a wide array of colonization and diversification patterns. Butterflies belonging t
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Tarunkishwor Yumnam ꯇꯔꯨꯟ ꯌꯨꯝꯅꯥꯝ @tarunyumnam.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
1/3 Excited that my final PhD MS is online! Big thanks to Ullasa (PI) (vanasiri.in) & collaborators Freerk and Urszula. Turns out humidity, not just temperature, plays a major role in butterfly eyespot plasticity. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Tarunkishwor Yumnam ꯇꯔꯨꯟ ꯌꯨꯝꯅꯥꯝ @tarunyumnam.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
A great conference week @behaviour2025.bsky.social meeting new & old colleagues. Presented our work on butterfly seasonal wing polyphenism: influence of humidity+host plant quality & bird vision modelling of wing patterns. Glad to have received the Best Poster Award (+ a beautiful painting)!
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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 18/08/2025
#ABL2025 Plenary Spotlight: Dr Amir Patel ⭐ Join us on Nov 13-14 to learn how Dr Patel’s team decoded cheetah locomotion and its far-reaching implications for biomechanics and high-speed robotics. 🐆 Learn more: ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org
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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 19/08/2025
#ABL2025 Plenary Spotlight: Dr Floria Mora-Kepfer Uy ⭐ Join us on Nov 13-14 to learn how @avispatica.bsky.social Dr Mora-Kepfer Uy’s team uncovered captivating ways in which parasites reprogram the behaviour and lifespan of insects. 🐝🪱 Learn more about the conference: ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org
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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 11/07/2025
🎥 Missed it live? Catch the replay! Get practical tips on resilience, communication, and building healthier research cultures with our amazing panellists Marion Miezenbeek, Raquel Cossío-Bayúgar & Karla Rossanet Dzul-Rosado. ▶️ Watch now: youtube.com/live/4g6bv3Q... #AcademicCareers
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Round Table Series 2025: 1. Coaching early career scientists
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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 10/07/2025
We welcome the 2nd plenary speaker at #ABL2025. 🙌🙌 @anna-stoeckl.bsky.social‬ from @uni-konstanz.de‬ reveals how insect pollinators interpret floral patterns to guide foraging. From hawkmoth vision to neural templates—this talk will bridge behaviour, neuroethology & sensory biology. 🦋🪻
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Tarunkishwor Yumnam ꯇꯔꯨꯟ ꯌꯨꯝꯅꯥꯝ @tarunyumnam.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Our false head work is out! By analysing ~1000 #butterflies, we found many traits at posterior end of hindwings evolved correlatedly, likely forming a trait complex w/adaptive function to dupe predators into thinking these traits together are actual head!! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 08/07/2025
We’re thrilled to announce plenary speakers at #ABL2025. 🙌 Dr Amir Patel @ucl.ac.uk blends robotics & biology to decode the cheetah’s lightning-fast moves. 🐆 From deep learning to legged robots, get ready for a wild sprint through biomechanics, evolution & tech! #Biomechanics #Robotics
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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 19/06/2025
📢 Abstract submissions for Animal Behaviour Live Annual Conference are now OPEN! 🗓 Deadline: 7 Sept 2025 🎤 Choose from: 🔹 15-min live or recorded talk 🔹 5-min pre-recorded video poster (our classic format!) 📄 Submit here: ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org #ABL2025
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Bibiana Rojas @biobiiana.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
What a fascinating study on the false heads of some butterflies! 🤩🦋 Great presentation by @tarunyumnam.bsky.social #EMPSEB30 @empseb30.bsky.social
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Tarunkishwor Yumnam ꯇꯔꯨꯟ ꯌꯨꯝꯅꯥꯝ @tarunyumnam.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Thanks @empseb30.bsky.social for the best conference so far. Such amazing planning and execution with so many cool and enthusiastic people all around to enjoy while discussing science. And the award was an added sweet memory to this beautiful experience.
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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 06/06/2025
💥💥 Our annual conference #ABL2025 is back! 💥💥 Join us 13–14 Nov 2025 for 2 exciting days: 🔹 6 sessions 🔹 6 stellar plenaries 🔹 Talks & posters on diverse topics 🔹 Global-friendly time zones 🌍 Mark your calendar 📅 and don't miss #ABL2025! 📌 Stay tuned—registration details will be announced soon
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aardhra21.bsky.social @aardhra21.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
"Co-evolve with vision" is my entry for the art competition by @ssegrad.bsky.social. #EvoArt2025.
Co-evolve with vision
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Cristian Gutierrez-Ibañez @gallinaciega.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Our new paper is out. We point out that large brained (and often smart) mammals and birds have evolved very different distribution of neurons numbers in the brain. This means that similar cognitive abilities have evolved in very different brains. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 15/04/2025
📣SEMINAR SERIES 2025📣 We are kicking off 2025 with our first seminar. 📆Tuesday 29th April 2025 at 2pm GMT on our Youtube channel: @damienfarine.bsky.social will talk about “The costs of collective behaviour” 🐦 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc9z... This event is free, no registration required. 🤗
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Tarunkishwor Yumnam ꯇꯔꯨꯟ ꯌꯨꯝꯅꯥꯝ @tarunyumnam.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Found an interesting co-author in an interesting paper.
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Thejasvi Beleyur @beleyurthejasvi.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Hello World! After almost a month of starting a research group - finally the announcement :) We are the 'Active Sensing Collectives' group (tinyurl.com/yckehxys) at the CASCB in the University of Konstanz. We're still growing, see PhD position ad below. @cbehav.bsky.social @uni-konstanz.de z.de
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Tarunkishwor Yumnam ꯇꯔꯨꯟ ꯌꯨꯝꯅꯥꯝ @tarunyumnam.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Wood Sandpiper, Vellayani Lake, India Observed during the #GBBC2025 . Big shout out to Kushankur, who led the #birding #birds #nature #nikon #Kerala #sandpipers #wetlands
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Tarunkishwor Yumnam ꯇꯔꯨꯟ ꯌꯨꯝꯅꯥꯝ @tarunyumnam.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
A mating pair of the dark-brand bush brown, 𝘔𝘺𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘴. #Kerala, India #butterflies #lepidoptera #insects #nature #macro #wildlife
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Tarunkishwor Yumnam ꯇꯔꯨꯟ ꯌꯨꯝꯅꯥꯝ @tarunyumnam.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
The beautiful bipectinate antennae of 𝘕𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢! IISER Thiruvananthapuram, India #moth #insect #lepidoptera #macrophoto
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Nicky Bay @nickybay.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
I happen to photograph stuff other than lantern bugs. Which is your favourite? www.nickybay.com/macro-highli...
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Macro Highlights – The Best of 2024 - Macro Photography by Nicky Bay
2024 has been a very special year. For many of us, going to another country for macro photography is a huge endeavor which involves a myriad of work and family logistics planning while we are away. Mo...
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Tarunkishwor Yumnam ꯇꯔꯨꯟ ꯌꯨꯝꯅꯥꯝ @tarunyumnam.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Planned for birding short trek, but greeted with rain+drizzle+misty landscapes. Saw a flutter of Red Pierrots. Here you can see the hindwing rubbing movement! #Bonacaud, #Kerala
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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
We are far from conserving migratory butterflies. Our new paper shows that current protected areas are inadequate for 👉84% of migratory butterfly species in at least one season 👉45% of species in all seasons. (1/7) doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
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Victoria G. Buswell @vicbuswell.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
I have two #PhD student #opportunities. Both PhDs are in the areas of #molecular #ecology and #evolution. Both studying #insects. One studying #butterflies, one studying #ants. Reposts are greatly appreciated 👍 🔗s 👇 🐜 www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 🦋 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Vincent Debat @vincentdebat.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Convergent iridescence in sympatric Morpho butterfly species! New preprint by @joledamoisel.bsky.social
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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 27/12/2024
Evolution journal editors resign en masse to protest Elsevier changes The mass resignation is the 20th such episode since early 2023, according to our records.
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Evolution journal editors resign en masse to protest Elsevier changes
All but one member of the editorial board of the Journal of Human Evolution (JHE), an Elsevier title, have resigned, saying the “sustained actions of Elsevier are fundamentally incompatible with th…
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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · 06/12/2023
A beautiful Western Sheep Moth (Hemileuca eglanterina) in a Garry Oak meadow as the sun sets.
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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
The amazing migration of some butterflies across long distances. Shown, the migration route of painted lady butterflies from Africa to Europe. whyevolutionistrue.com/2024/12/26/r...
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Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Boxing Day at the Old Park Hill Greenhouses #Heliconius
Three Heliconius melpomene butterflies feeding on an orange artificial flower, with one in the backgroundA Heliconius melpomene butterfly resting on a yellow microfibre cloth. The butterfly has black wings with a yellow vertical band on each fore wing and a yellow horizontal band on the hind wings. A Heliconius melpomene larvae, white with black spines
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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
I've got a book event at BIC, Bengaluru on Jan 4th. Come join us and we'll start the new year with a fun chat about overconfidence. #BeyondDoubt #Overconfidence
Three images. First book cover of a book called Beyond Doubt: Overconfidence and what is means for Modern Society. Then a photo of the author Vivek Nityananda. Then a photo of journalist Anupama Bijur. Event details: Saturday 4 January 2025, 630 PM. Library, Bangalore International Centre
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Tarunkishwor Yumnam ꯇꯔꯨꯟ ꯌꯨꯝꯅꯥꯝ @tarunyumnam.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
joining the #Xit with a butterfly image as first post to match the logo. 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘶𝘴 | Mohali, India
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